DANBURY, Conn.--Stop if you've heard this one before - Torrie Crenson made a penalty save against Western Connecticut State University as the Keene State College women's soccer team advanced on penalties, 3-2, after a 1-1 draw in the semifinals of the Little East Conference soccer championship on Tuesday night.

The Owls advance to the final for the second consecutive year and will play No. 2 seed UMass Boston at 10:30 am on Saturday morning.  KSC is now 13-8-1 on the year.  The Colonials, who were the champions of the regular season, are now 14-5-2, and may have to wait for an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament.  

KSC made their first three attempts in the shootout while WCSU missed their first two attempts.  The Colonials' Liza Sanzari began the shootout by shooting wide to the left, while KSC's Katie Silegy buried hers to give KSC a 1-0 lead.  Crenson, who had made a save on a WCSU penalty in double-overtime during the Owls' 1-0 win on October 25, came up trumps again with a save on WCSU's Meaghan Gustafson.  Beverly Cole then converted her penalty for a 2-0 KSC advantage.

Rebecca Rivera got the Colonials on the board in the shootout by scoring her attempt, but Kali Santino responded with a make of her own for a 3-1 lead.  Julia Texeira was next, and scored to make it 3-2, after which KSC's Morgan Kathan missed.  But on their final attempt, Celia Devoe shot to the right to give the Owls the shootout win.

Both teams attacked to start the game, as Taylor Farland hit the post for KSC in the eighth minute, while Sarah Menta shot wide for the Colonials in the 27th.  

The Colonials took the team in the 35th minute when Menta scored an unassisted goal, her seventh of the season.  The Owls drew level in the 62nd minute, when Haley headed home a corner kick from the boot of Jennifer Wilson.

Haley had another headed attempt on net three minutes later, but it was saved by Jillian Fernandez.  Andrea DeVoe shot wide of the mark with less than two minutes left in regulation.

Crenson, who finished with four saves, made two of the biggest in the first overtime, first keeping out Autumn Sorice in the 97th minute, and Celia DeVoe two minutes later.  The Owls survived double-overtime, as WCSU outshot KSC 4-0 in the final period but could not, score, setting the stage for the penalty kick heroics.

In addition to their 2013 triumph, KSC was also LEC tournament champion in 2002 and 2004, while finishing runner-up in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2011.  UMass Boston, which beat KSC 3-2 on October 18, is making their third trip to the title game after a 5-2 win over Eastern Conn. St. earlier today.  The Beacons were runner-up in 2010 and champions in 2012.